Videos for 4 color gum with digital negatives

[donbga]

Hi Folks,

Here are links to a pretty good set of videos on 4 color gum printing using digital negatives - recorded in HD.

YouTube - Gum printing 1

YouTube - Gum printing 2

YouTube - Gum printing 3

YouTube - Gum printing 4

Enjoy,

Don Bryant

 

[R Shaffer]

Excellent videos. Thanks for posting those.

I saw that he used PVAc glue to attach the paper to the aluminum sheet, one question. Can you remove the aluminum from the paper?

 

[David Hatton]

If you watch closely to the video you'll see that it is coming off after 3 soaks..

 

[R Shaffer]

On video 4 - looks like it is coming off in one corner where I can see a wrinkle in the paper.

But... there is a whole lotta sheet that still looks pretty well adhered. Maybe a couple days in the sun and then a hot bath? Or would the gum start to dissolve?

 

[PVia]

I've attached paper (Fab EW) to an aluminum cookie sheet with PVA glue.After it's dry, it'll stay on through almost all the steps of normal gum processing. I got this idea from Lukas Werth, who does casein printing, only he uses bone glue pearls dissolved in warm water to attach his paper to glass. It's documented in the Post Factory Journal, issue 6 I believe.

 

[Davec101]

Thanks Don for the links, a great set of videos. I really like his registration method. Need to get one of those punches.

 

[donbga]

Excellent videos. Thanks for posting those.

I saw that he used PVAc glue to attach the paper to the aluminum sheet, one question. Can you remove the aluminum from the paper?

According to him (Vedos), no.